Chapter 214 Energy Base

Use zero elements as energy? This is obviously a very extravagant plan, not to mention the rarity of zero elements, even the frequent transportation of materials is also a troublesome problem. unacceptable thing.

In layman's terms, the relay station only serves as a bridge. If a bridge needs to be repaired every three days before it can be opened to traffic, then what's the use of building it?

Therefore, the relay station must have a stable and efficient energy source, and it is best to obtain local materials and develop and utilize them independently.

In the end, the Epsilonians set their minds on those giant gaseous planets. Generally speaking, the main components of these gaseous planets are hydrogen and helium, and the reserves of helium-3, the raw material for clean fusion, are very large. Take the solar system For Jupiter, the mass of helium-3 alone is equivalent to 80 Earths.

There is no doubt that as long as the helium 3 on these gaseous planets is used well, a long-term, stable and convenient energy supply system can be formed.

In addition, there is another advantage. The helium 3 element is obtained locally, and the relay station can free up more space to store the zero element. If it is so huge, it can supply zero element once. If it is only used to delay the insect The hole collapsed enough to last a hundred years.

As a result, the repeaters were successively equipped with helium-3 collection devices. Every two months, they would enter the atmospheres of gaseous planets in their respective star systems to collect helium-3 elements to run fusion reactions and output various system modules. energy required.

Just like the final star in front of us, the big black spot storm ring is formed because of the repeater's collection system. As long as the repeater is still on the final star, it will not disappear for a day.

"So that's how it is." After listening to Tang Fang's narration, it took them a long time to digest and absorb the information.

Claire looked up and swept the diamond light ball: "So, the relay station can leave the atmosphere of the final star and enter the outer space?"

Tang Fang nodded: "It's easy."

Apart from the method of escaping from the final star, he also found a solution to the problem of the repeater's deviation from the coordinates.

In the previous conversation with Claire. He once said that the "generator" was missing a vital link. In fact, it is not the case, what is missing is not one link, but two links. Before using the "generator" to make group transitions, the Epsi dragons will use the communication facilities in advance. Send a transition request to the repeater. After receiving the transition request, if the repeater is in the normal position, it will send a response signal. If it is replenishing energy inside the gaseous planet, it will activate the automatic navigation system, return to the normal position first, and then send a response signal, so that the transition can be efficient and efficient. Safe finish.

Before the morning star enters the transition state,

Without sending a transition request in advance, the repeater will naturally not head to the original position. Therefore, there is an inaccurate navigation star map. Of course, for experienced warship pilots, it doesn't matter whether they send a jump request or not, they can follow the guidance of the subspace navigation mark. It is very easy to find the position of the repeater.

To be honest, even if Tang Fang knew about this early in the morning, he would not be able to do it. The Morning Star does not have the Ipsilon communication equipment and cannot send the jump request in advance.

But, now that there are repeaters as bases, everything will be easier. He can use the communication equipment here. Obtain the location of other jump repeaters in the universe in advance to update the navigation star map.

As expected, the repeater was running automatically, and there was not a single Ipsi dragon in the entire ruins, not even a corpse. This made Tang Fang very puzzled. He had retrieved the internal surveillance video of the repeater before. At the beginning, during the construction period of the repeater, there were still some statue guards here for daily assembly, maintenance, and patrol work. However, as time went by, there were fewer and fewer statue guards. Until it finally becomes a dead zone.

Where did the Ypsy dragons go? Why are there fewer and fewer statue guards?

Thinking of the scene he experienced in the assembly workshop on the way here, he couldn't help frowning deeply. Is it possible that these mechanical products also have dormancy? We must know that the repeater carries out the fusion reaction by absorbing helium 3, and there is no problem of insufficient energy at all. These mechanical products should survive forever.

"Hey, hey, Tang Fang, what are you thinking?" Walton interrupted his contemplation: "Should we report to the Morning Star that it's safe?"

"Yes, why did I forget this, wait a moment." After saying that, he turned and walked back to the platform, and tapped his index finger on a light curtain in midair.

A few seconds later, a dozen blue rays of light shot out from the center of the light curtain, drawing a holographic projection in midair.

"Is that you, Tang Fang?" Grant frowned in the picture, and it could be seen that he was a little nervous.

"It's me." Tang Fang walked across to him, allowing a laser beam to scan his body from top to bottom: "Don't worry, everyone is safe and sound, we have successfully reached the control center."

Seeing the image transmitted by the laser scanning equipment, Grant breathed a long sigh of relief: "It's fine. I haven't contacted you for so long. I thought something happened. By the way, what's the result? Is there any way?"

"Of course." Tang Fang nodded with a smile: "Now the entire ruins are under my control, leaving the final star is just a trivial matter."

"Ha, that would be great. Since there is no danger, I will drive the Morningstar there now." Grant couldn't wait to enter the repeater for a visit, knowing that the ruins of Ypsilon are not accessible to ordinary people , not only him, I am afraid that all the crew members of the Morning Star have such thoughts.

"Wait a minute." Tang Fang narrowed his eyes, and said to stop him: "It won't be too late to bring the Morning Star after I clean up those annoying things."

"Annoying thing?" Grant was taken aback, and after a while, a floor plan flashed next to the holographic projection, which was an aerial picture of the ruins sent back by an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. At this moment, on the "rudder pole" where Tang Fang landed, the pink cloud mass almost condensed into substance, submerging most of the area. "You mean them?"

"Not bad." Tang Fang affirmed. Those mushroom creatures are densely packed and almost covered the surface of the repeater. He now uses the ruins as a logistics base. In all sense and reason, it is time to do a general cleaning.

"Do you need help?"

"No, there's no need to waste ammunition." Tang Fang refused, "I'll contact you after the 'cleaning' is over. That's it first."

Seeing that he disconnected from the Morning Star, Claire hesitated, "Why don't you let them help, if it's just us..."